Electrical controlling apparatus



Feb. 10, 1931. H. s. YOUNG 1,792,263

' ELECTRICAL CONTROLLING APPARATUS Original Filed May 7, 1927 X? -r' Y-'- 4' {9 INVENTOR:

IA and A at all times except when the switch occupies Patented Feb. 10, 1931 UNITED, STATES, -PATENI 1;"Frc '1- HENRY s. YOUNG, or WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR roY'rHE UNION swrrcrr a SIGNAL COMPA Y, or swIssvALE, rENNsY vANIA, coRroRA'rIoN or PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRICAL coNrn-oLmNGArrARATUs;

Original application filed May 7, 1927, Serial No. 189,614. latent'No. 1,744,821, dated a swe in Divided and this application filed November 9, 1929. Serial No. 405,953. v

7 My invention relates to electrical controlling apparatus, and particularly to appararailway switch operating motor or the like, from a remote point: The present application is a division of my copending application, Serial No. 189,614,

filedMay 7,1927, forelectrical controlling apparatus, which has matured into Patent No; 1,744,821, J anuary..28,'l930.

i I will describe one form of. apparatus embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

The accompanying drawing is a diagrammatic' view illustrating one form of apparatus embodying my invention. Referring to the drawingg my invention is shown as comprising railway traflic controlling devices, here shown as two switches of a crossover designated respectively operating motor designated by the reference switch 'A actuates a circuit-controller P comprising a contact 38 39 which is closed its full reverse position. The circuit controller P also comprises a contact 4Q-f41' which" is closed when the switch occupies its f is closed at all other times. In similar manner a circuit controller Pl controlled 1 bynormal position and a contact 4042 which switch A 'comprises a contact 46 47 closed at alltimes except when the switch'A 'occupies its full normal position. Thecircuit controller P also comprises a contact 43. 44 j which is closed when the switch A occupies its reverse position and a contact 43 which is closed at all other times I The motor M is controlled by a. manually operable lever L which maybe one of a mum ber of such levers located at a point remote from the switch, such, for example, as in'an v A 1: interlocking cabin. As here shown, the lever 45 L is capable of assuming four positions indi- 'cated by dotted linesfon the drawing, and

D and R. The lever L controls two NBcon which are each provided with an ton the lever L, to'terminal'Y. plied'to the motor "whichare closed for alllever positions between R and D. tus for controlling an electric motor such as a As shown in the drawing thelever L occupies its normal position N, and switches A.

and A are both normal. 1 If the operator wishes to reverse-the switches A and A he moves the lever L toward its reverse position, to close the RD contacts on the lever. v

Current then flows/from terminal X of a source of energy not shown in the drawing, throughan RD contact on leverL, conductor- 11,- contact 43;4.5 of circuit contrOllerPF,

this position, contact'434 5 opens and con tact 43* 44becomes closed. This. opening of contact 43 45 discontinues the supply of en- "ergy to motor M and the closing of contact 43-44 completes a circuit over which .cur-

rent is supplied to motor M, from terminal X, through an RD contact on the lever L, conductor 11, contact 43 44 of circuit controller P wire 53, contactY38- -3 9' of circuit concontact on lever L and back to terminal Y 7 of troller asy nmetric'unit 6,'field 2 off'motor M,asymmet ric unit8, wire 14,],armature' l of motor M, conductor 10,1and anRD contact "Current sup- Mover the circuit just traced causes the motor to move switch Afto.

its reversepositiomthereby opening contact 38 39121J1d discontinuing supply. of energy tjothemotor'M.

,In order to restore the switches A ,an'djA v to their normalpositions, lever Lis returned toward'its N position. Whe th NB"contacts on the; lever areclosedcurrent. flows lfrom'termin'al X over a'nf NB contact on'1the lever, conductor L 10,"! armature "1 of motor M, wiref14', asymmetric HHit-Lflfield 2 of motor M, asymmetric unit .9, Contact 40-42 of circuit; controller P, :wire 54,. conductor 11,. and designated by-the reference characters N, 13,,

an N B contact von lever L to the'terminal Y.

, '.Whenj themot'or -Mfhas returned "switchA to tacts which are closed for allpositions of the lever between N and B, and two RD contacts its normaljposition, the closing of Contact of circuit controller P completes a circuit over which current flows from terminal X over an NB contact .on lever L, conductor 10, armature 1 of motor M wire 52,

asymmetric unit 49, field 2 ofmotor M asymmetric unit51, contact et6i7 of-circuit controller P wire 55, contact %1 of circuit controller P, wire 54, conductor 11, and an NB contact on lever L to terminal Y. It

will therefore, be observed thatwhen'the lever L is moved from one extreme position to the other, the motors M and M are successively operated to reverse the corresponding switches. That is to say, in moving from normal to reverse, the motor Ml is first con- 1 nected with the source and when this motor has moved its switch tothe full reverse position, the motor M is connected with the source. ,Similarly, in switch movements from reverse to normal, the motor M is first (connected with the source, and'motor M v is not supplied withenergy until switch A has been restored to its full normal position.

It should be understood, of course, that the lever L may be provided with-locking apparatus similar to that shown in my copending application hereinbefore referred to, and that an'indication relaymay beacontrolled by pole-changers,associated with the is understood that 'VEIIIOLIS' changes and Iicla m i switches A and A in accordance with the usual and standard practice. These parts have been omitted from the present drawin in order to simplify the disclosure.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of electrical controlling apparatus embodying my invention, it

modifications may be made therein within the scope of the appended claims without de- Per mgfrom the sp it a d cope o y in- 1 vention. 7 V VHavingthus described my invention, what '1. In combination, a railway switch,

a first motor for operating the first switch and including two windings, a second motor for operatlng the second switch-- and comprising two windings, normaland reverse contacts controlled each said switch, a manually operable lever having normal and reverse c onta'cts,e1ght asymmetric units; a

first circuit including a' reverse contact of the lever, a normal contact of: the second switch, a first and a second asymmetric unit,

the two windings of the second motor in. series, a second circuit including reverse.

contact of the lever, a reverse contact of the switch, a'third and a fourthasynimetric unit,

and the two windings of the first motor in v V series; a third circuit including a normal conv tact of the jlever',the twowindings of thefir'st a the second motor, a seventh and an eighth asymmetric units, a reverse contact of the second switch, and a normal contact of the first switch.

' 2. In combination, a plurality of railway switches, a plurality of motors one for controlling each switch and each havingtwo windings, a pair of conductors, means for reversibly supplying current to the conductors, and means controlled by the switches and including asymmetric 'unitsfor at times successively connecting the two windings in series of theseveral motors with the conductors in, such mannerthat current flows always in one direction through one winding ofeach motor. r s j 3, In comb'nation, a manually operable lever having'normal and reverse positions, two railway switches eachrhaving a normal and a reverse position, two motorsone for ,cc'ntrolling each switch, means effective whenthe lever is moved to its reverse position to operate the first motor-to reverse the first switch, 'mea-ns 'for subsequently actuatingtrolled by said lever, for operating said motors successively'when the lever is moved to either position .to move the switches to corresponding positions.

. 5. IhCOmbiIli-LUOII, a plurality of railway switches, ,a plurality of motors one, for controlling each switch and each having two win dings',-'a pair of iconductors, means for reversibly supplying current to said conductors, means controlled. inpart by said switches, forat times connecting said mo- .torss uccess vely with said conductors, and jasymmetric units connected 111 clrcult with each 'motor for permitting current to flow in one directiononly through one winding ,of each -,said motorirrespective of the polarity of the current supplied to said conduc- Etors.

i whereof I aflix my signature.

. NRY-s. YOUNG.

second switch'fanormal contact of the first a te -t n, s e afif h an a s th: a y met i 1 u i s; and r a r e e nt t" of the first switch; a d'a ourth 'ci cuit n d g a normalt Contac o th lever, t e two win ings 0f I 

